Where does “lækir” come from?

lækir (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse lækir, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lækir (Old Swedish): physician, leech

Definitions

  1. physician, leech

Ancestry of “lækir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselækir—
2Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lækir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Old Norse lækir →